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Dwarves with hats 2
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Suggestion from Claire the 09/16/2008 :
The 1st dwarf is the only one who see that the 2 blue hats are unused. It concludes that the 3 used hats (including the one it has on the head) are green. The other dwarfs see one or two green hats on the heads of others but can't conclude on the color that they have on the head.
The first dwarf can't see any hat.

Suggestion from Roman the 09/21/2008 :
He must wear a green hat, because it has a 3 on 5 chance of having a green one and a 2 on 5 chance of having a blue one.
This answer isn't realy persuasive...

Suggestion from Arnaud90 the 09/23/2008 :
[...] Its hat is RED.
Maybe read the terms could be a good idea.

Suggestion from Thomas the 09/27/2008 :
The first dwarf has simply a miror in front of it.
No no, not any miror around.

Suggestion from Paul the 09/28/2008 :
It can not simply know.
The last of the file (the one who sees the other two) may have a green hat, the 2nd blue hat and 1 blue also then be able to know the color of his hat.
If the hats are placed Blue-Green-Green (following this order 1st-2nd-last) then in any case the three dwarves can know the color of their hat
Same if they are Green-Green-Green or Blue-Green-Blue or Blue-Green-Blue ...
After that, we must ask, why dwarves? ^^
he can know and must know this because it's very important in the dwarf's life to know the color of its hat

Suggestion from Pioupiou the 10/01/2008 :
The dwarf is a liar.
A dwarf never lie.

Suggestion from Tony the 10/06/2008 :
I have never seen dwarves with different sizes ... a dwarf is a dwarf ... they have a standard size

I propose as a solution as the first dwarf (in the lead) has a small head ... so that the hat happens to him in the eye and as he has good vision in the dark he managed to distinguish the colour ...
No, he doesn't see the color of his hat ...

Suggestion from the 10/09/2008 :
The hat fell so he could see the color!
In living memory no dwarf had ever seen a hat falls off his head ...

Suggestion from Martin the 10/15/2008 :
He answered simply that his hat is green or blue ...
No

Suggestion from seb76500 the 10/15/2008 :
The third dwarf say the color of the hat of the 2nd dwarf and the dwarf 2nd say the color of the first that is why the first can tell the color of his hat without seeing anything
No, the other two dwarfs do not say anything more than what is said in the wording ...

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